ZIP 35960 recorded 42 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 359 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cherokee County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
359 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41 | |
| 2022 | 150 | |
| 2023 | 70 | |
| 2024 | 56 | |
| 2025 | 42 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35960 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 86 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 39 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 26 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 25 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 22 | 6.1% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35960 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 29 | 16.5% | |
| 2 | Other | 28 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 21 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 20 | 11.4% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 14 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 9 | 5.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 34 | 19.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 102 | 58.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 22 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 10.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35960 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2655% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $999,999 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $99 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35960.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Centre | 344 | |
| 2 | Cedar Bluff | 3 | |
| 3 | Leesburg | 3 | |
| 4 | Piedmont | 1 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 359 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.